#wildlifetrusts — Public Fediverse posts

UK - 'Crunch time' as #RothburyEstate bid hits £20m

Samantha Jagger, 12 August 2026

"#Conservation groups attempting to buy the entirety of a vast upland estate have two months to secure £9.3m.

"The #WildlifeTrusts and #NorthumberlandWildlifeTrust have raised £20.7m of a £30m target to purchase the 3,800 hectare (15-sq-m) Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, with plans to boost #wildlife, restore #bogs and promote #NatureFriendlyFarming.

"The trusts have said it is 'crunch time' to raise the remaining money by September, or the estate could be broken up and sold off.

"The Wildlife Trusts' chief executive Craig Bennett said the teams were 'bowled over by the response', with the trusts adding they were 'confident we can hit the target' with the continued support.

"The £20.7m amassed so far includes pledges and donations.

"North East brand Ringtons is the latest organisation to donate to the appeal with a £50,000 donation, while Northumberland #CyclingClub – #TheCyclingCranks - have given £1,000.

"The Wildlife Trusts has already bought a section of the land but is seeking donations to allow it to buy the rest."

FMI:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1712qjlp95o

#SolarPunkSunday #PreserveNature #RegenerativeAgriculture #Rewilding #LandConservation #BogRestoration #EuropeanBison #BisonReintroduction

Chyngton Brooks Saltmarsh Restoration
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/a-milestone-for-nature-recovery-in-sussex-chyngton-brooks-saltmarsh-restoration-granted-planning-permission

#SolarPunkSunday #ChyngtonBrooks #SaltMarshes #Sussex #WildLifeTrusts #WildLife #BioDiversity #Nature #SussexWildLifeTrust #Habitat

Volunteering At Allestree Park
https://derbyshirewt.teamkinetic.co.uk/volunteers/opportunity/10262937

#SolarPunkSunday #Volunteer #Volunteering #ReWilding #Nature #DerbyshireWildlifeTrust #BioDiversity #WildLife #Derbyshire #WildlifeTrusts

Wetlands And The Work Of The WildLife Trusts Across The UK
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/habitats/wetlands

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #UK #WildLife #Nature #BioDiversity #Habitat #WetLands #Ecology

Cornwall Wildlife Trust Beaver Project
"The Cornwall Beaver Project runs bookable weekly beaver walks from spring through to autumn. Visitors can see the beaver dams in daylight then sit until dusk to try and glimpse the animals as they emerge."
https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/cornwall-beaver-project

#SolarPunkSunday #Beavers #Nature #BioDiversity #BeaversForBioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #ReWilding #Flooding #Nature #FloodManagement #Cornwall #CornwallWildLifeTrust #NaturalFloodManagement

Suffolk Wildlife Trust Talk:
Climate Change Gardening
Tuesday 20 October 2026
7.30pm
Broadway House, Felixstowe, Suffolk
£5. Under 25s Free
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2026-10-20-talk-climate-change-gardening

#SolarPunkSunday #SuffolkWildLifeTrust #WildLifeTrusts #Suffolk #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #Gardening #Climate #ClimateCrisis

Wildflower Meadows in Surrey UK
https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/

#SolarPunkSunday #Meadows #WildFlowers #NatureReserves #WildLifeTrusts #SurreyWildLifeTrust #WildLife #Nature #BioDiversity #DaysOut

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) Guide:
Where To Go In August
https://www.bbowt.org.uk/blog/kate-titford/where-go-august-1

#SolarPunkSunday #NatureReserves #WildLifeTrusts #BerkshireBuckinghamshireOxfordshireWildLifeTrust #WildLife #Nature #BBOWT #BioDiversity #DaysOut

Wildlife Trusts' Guide To Gardening And Climate Change
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/climate-friendly-gardening

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #WildLifeTrust #WildLife #Nature #WildLifeConservation #BioDiversity #Gardening #WildFlowers #Conservation #Climate

Surrey Wildlife Trust Guide To Helping Wildlife In Hot Weather
https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/actions/help-wildlife-hot-weather

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #SurreyWildLifeTrust #WildLife #Nature #WildLifeConservation #BioDiversity #Birds #WildFlowers #Conservation

Norfolk WildLife Trust Roadside Nature Reserve Scheme
https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/roadside-nature-reserves

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeCorridors #ReWilding #Nature #NatureReserves #WildLife #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #NorfolkWildLifeTrust #Habitat #Norfolk

Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
"Ospreys have made a triumphant return to the UK"
https://www.lrwt.org.uk/about-rutland-ospreys

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #Ospreys #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #Birds #WildLifeTrusts #Leicestershire #Rutland #LeicestershireAndRutLandWildLifeTrust #Habitat #UK

Wildlife Trusts Local Wildlife Sites
"Local Wildlife Sites... are some of our most valuable wildlife areas. Local Wildlife Sites are identified and selected locally using scientifically-determined criteria and surveys. They are corridors for wildlife, forming key components of ecological networks."
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/protected-areas/local-wildlife-sites

#SolarPunkSunday #LocalWildLifeSites #WildLifeTrusts #WildLife #Nature #UK #BioDiversity #Habitat #Ecology #WildLifeCorridors

Wildlife Trusts Old Railways Project:
"hundreds of secret, forgotten railways, often known as cuttings or embankments, that have been reclaimed by nature."
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/choose-your-adventure/old-railways

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #Nature #RailWays #WildLife #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #WildLifeTrust #Habitat

Sussex Wildlife Trust Wilder Wealden Project
"New Wilder Wealden partnership to reconnect habitats and support wildlife recovery across the district"
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/wilder-wealden

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #Nature #WilderWealden #WildLife #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #SussexWildLifeTrust #Habitat

News From The Nest: White Storks To Nest In Derbyshire
https://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/white-stork-willington-wetlands

#NewsFromTheNest #SolarPunkSunday #DerbyshireWildLifeTrust #ReWilding #WildLife #Storks #WetLands #Nature #Birds #WillingtonWetLands #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts

Where to explore the UK seashore
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/visit/where-see-wildlife/where-see-summer-wildlife/seaside-safari

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #UK #WildLife #Nature #BioDiversity #Beaches #Coast #DaysOut

Where to see UK seabirds in the summer
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/visit/where-see-wildlife/where-see-summer-wildlife/seabird-city

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #UK #WildLife #Nature #BioDiversity #Birds

Where to see UK wildlife in the summer
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/visit/where-see-wildlife/where-see-summer-wildlife

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeTrusts #WildLife #Nature #BioDiversity #UK

Sussex Wildlife Trust
Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Henfield
Saturday, June 13
10 am -1pm
Introduction into Wildlife Surveys & Recording
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-into-wildlife-surveys-recording-woods-mill-nature-reserve-tickets-1989824115494?aff=ebdssbpointsofinterest

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLife #Sussex #WildLifeTrusts #WildLifeSurveys #Nature #BioDiversity #SussexWildLifeTrust #WoodsMillNatureReserve #NatureReserves

Climate friendly gardening
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/climate-friendly-gardening

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeGardening #WildLifeTrusts #WildLife #Gardening #Gardens #Pollinators #Insects #Birds #ClimateChange #WildFlowers #Butterflies #Bees

How to grow a wild patch or mini meadow
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-grow-wild-patch-or-mini-meadow

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeGardening #WildLifeTrusts #WildLife #Gardening #Gardens #Pollinators #Insects #Birds #ClimateChange #WildFlowers #Butterflies #Bees

How to start a wildlife garden from scratch
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-start-wildlife-garden-scratch

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLifeGardening #WildLifeTrusts #WildLife #Gardening #Gardens #Pollinators #Insects #Birds

Middleton Moor:
"the site is now set to be restored and rewilded for wildlife and local communities to enjoy, with its strategic location helping to link several surrounding wild spaces, creating a wildlife corridor"
https://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/middleton-moor

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #MiddletonMoor #Moors #Nature #DerbyshireWildlifeTrust #MoorLands #WildLifeCorridors #BioDiversity #WildLife #Derbyshire #WildlifeTrusts

Wild Webcams
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/webcams

#SolarPunkSunday #WildLife #WebCams #BioDiversity #Nature #WildLifeTrusts

Find A Nature Reserve (UK)
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/nature-reserves

#SolarPunkSunday #NatureReserves #WildLifeTrusts #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity

Volunteering With Sussex WildLife Trust
https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteering-vacancies

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #Nature #Volunteering #WildLife #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #SussexWildLifeTrust #Volunteer

Volunteering with the Wildlife Trusts
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/volunteering-opportunities

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #Nature #Volunteering #WildLife #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #WildLifeTrust #Volunteer

Volunteering at Devon Wildlife Trust
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/beavers

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #Volunteering #WildLife #BioDiversity #WildLifeTrusts #Devon #DevonWildLifeTrust #Volunteer

Beavers at Devon Wildlife Trust
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/beavers

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #WildLife #Beavers #BioDiversity #Nature #Rivers #WetLands #WildLifeTrusts #Devon #DevonWildLifeTrust